GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |